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CEFC 182 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamar Lullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louka Rheault Gagnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lullard comes to the cage accompanied by Move That Dope. Jamar Lullard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamar Lullard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louka Rheault Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lullard tries to clinch up.
Rheault Gagnon avoids the head kick by Lullard.
Lullard dips to his left and cracks Rheault Gagnon with an uppercut!
Lullard cracks Rheault Gagnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rheault Gagnon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rheault Gagnon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lullard!
Lullard struggling a bit here.
Rheault Gagnon tries for a kimura but Lullard is defending well.
Rheault Gagnon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rheault Gagnon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lullard, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rheault Gagnon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rheault Gagnon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lullard, who protects the arm well.
Lullard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rheault Gagnon's best efforts.
Lullard trying to control but Rheault Gagnon postures up.
Rheault Gagnon seems to be working for a kimura but Lullard defends the submission attempt.
Lullard is trying to get back to full guard.
Rheault Gagnon is trying to work for a kimura but Lullard is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lullard is trying to stand back up but Rheault Gagnon is controlling him
Rheault Gagnon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rheault Gagnon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lullard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rheault Gagnon.
Rheault Gagnon looks winded!
Rheault Gagnon is looking for a kimura but Lullard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rheault Gagnon to get the leverage.
Rheault Gagnon prevents Lullard from improving his position.
Rheault Gagnon seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lullard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lullard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lullard wants to stand up but Rheault Gagnon is controlling him.
Rheault Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lullard wants to sweep here but Rheault Gagnon controlling him for the moment.
Rheault Gagnon postures up.
Rheault Gagnon drops back looking for a leg! Lullard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lullard manages to kick Rheault Gagnon off! Rheault Gagnon jumps back into Lullard's guard.
Rheault Gagnon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lullard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rheault Gagnon has Lullard in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lullard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rheault Gagnon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lullard is aware though and is defending well.
Lullard postures up in Rheault Gagnon's guard and throws a big left but Rheault Gagnon blocks it.
Lullard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rheault Gagnon's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lullard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rheault Gagnon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lullard's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lullard holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lullard wants to stand up but Rheault Gagnon is controlling him.
Lullard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Louka Rheault Gagnon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lullard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rheault Gagnon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rheault Gagnon.
Rheault Gagnon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lullard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rheault Gagnon has Lullard in his guard.
Rheault Gagnon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rheault Gagnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lullard is keeping the position for now.
Rheault Gagnon postures up.
Rheault Gagnon has gone for a leg lock! Lullard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rheault Gagnon's guard.
Rheault Gagnon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lullard won't allow Rheault Gagnon to sweep him here.
Lullard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rheault Gagnon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lullard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rheault Gagnon is breathing heavily.
Lullard scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lullard works over Rheault Gagnon with some ground and pound from guard.
Lullard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lullard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rheault Gagnon is proving hard to escape from.
Rheault Gagnon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rheault Gagnon looking for a guillotine here but Lullard defends easily.
Rheault Gagnon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rheault Gagnon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lullard defends well.
Lullard with a nice head shot there.
Lullard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lullard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lullard distracts Rheault Gagnon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rheault Gagnon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lullard wants to sweep but no luck.
Lullard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lullard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lullard prevents Rheault Gagnon from improving his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lullard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rheault Gagnon is rocked!
Lullard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rheault Gagnon is still in real trouble! Can Lullard finish him?
Lullard working the head and body with strikes.
Rheault Gagnon is pressing down on Lullard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lullard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lullard drops back looking for a leg! Rheault Gagnon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rheault Gagnon manages to kick Lullard off! Lullard jumps back into Rheault Gagnon's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rheault Gagnon is on top in guard.
Rheault Gagnon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lullard is trying to control the position but Rheault Gagnon postures up.
Rheault Gagnon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lullard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rheault Gagnon, into his guard.
Rheault Gagnon seems to have recovered his senses.
Lullard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lullard chips away with some ground and pound.
Rheault Gagnon has momentary wrist control but Lullard slips an elbow through the middle.
Rheault Gagnon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lullard is aware though and is defending well.
Rheault Gagnon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lullard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lullard scoring with some ground and pound.
Lullard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rheault Gagnon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lullard manages to get himself to full guard.
Rheault Gagnon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lullard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lullard has escaped and now he's on top!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lullard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rheault Gagnon's head.
Lullard gets to his feet - Rheault Gagnon follows without any prompting.
A left lands for Lullard.
Lullard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lullard.
Lullard throws a series of strikes that have Rheault Gagnon backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamar Lullard dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lullard pushes Rheault Gagnon up against the cage in a clinch.
Rheault Gagnon lands a takedown into guard.
Lullard uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lullard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lullard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rheault Gagnon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lullard lands with a right that hurts Rheault Gagnon. Rheault Gagnon looks to clinch but Lullard throws a short knee that drops Rheault Gagnon. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jamar Lullard!
A relieved looking Jamar Lullard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oko Poli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kedar Dere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oko Poli has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Oko Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kedar Dere!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dere pinned against the cage. Dere gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Poli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dere is looking to stand up but Poli isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dere struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli advances to full mount.
Dere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poli is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Poli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oko Poli!
Oko Poli bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickon Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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165 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stark swivels and escapes.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
Volkov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rickon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stark sprawls well. Stark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkov walks into a straight right hand from Stark.
It looks like Vladislav Volkov has been cut.
Stark lands with a right that hurts Volkov. Volkov looks to clinch but Stark throws a short knee that drops Volkov. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Rickon Stark!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rickon Stark waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright comes to the cage accompanied by The Dagger. Xavier has chosen Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Setright drives through and clinches with Xavier against the cage.
A knee to the head by Setright.
Xavier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Setright after a bit of a struggle.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Setright connects with a knee to the head.
Setright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xavier blocks it with crossed arms.
Setright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xavier or not.
Setright gets underhooks to prevent Xavier's takedown attempt.
Setright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xavier looks winded!
Setright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bittor Xavier has been cut.
Setright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Setright breaks from the clinch.
Setright lands a left and a right that send Xavier crashing to the mat, dazed. Setright thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Setright throws a sloppy head kick and Xavier moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Setright.
Setright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Setright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Setright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright misses with an elbow over the top.
Xavier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Setright.
Setright tries a knee to the head but Xavier blocks it.
A short right from Setright on the inside.
Setright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Setright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xavier.
Xavier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Setright swivels and escapes.
Jai Setright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bittor Xavier.
Setright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xavier if he has to take too many more of those.
Jai Setright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Setright scores with a jab.
Setright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Xavier has a couple of punches blocked by Setright.
Xavier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xavier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Setright manages to break the clinch.
Xavier fails with the takedown
letting Setright counter with a right hand.
Setright batters Xavier with a massive right followed by a huge left! Xavier is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Setright lands a final crushing right hand to drop Xavier to the mat with a gruesome thud! Setright is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jai Setright!
During a confident post fight interview, Jai Setright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalmari Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pullo comes into the arena with Jiu Jitsu blaring out of the sound system. Corwin Anstey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jalmari Pullo's chin.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jalmari Pullo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pullo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anstey works Pullo's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anstey.
Anstey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anstey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pullo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anstey.
Pullo attempts a counter takedown but Anstey avoids it well and moves away.
Corwin Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Pullo avoids nicely.
Pullo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pullo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anstey defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a lazy body kick
and Pullo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pullo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anstey wants to get back to his feet.
Pullo slips a nice elbow through Anstey's hands, connecting with Anstey's forehead.
Pullo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anstey is positioning himself well to prevent Pullo advancing to mount.
Pullo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anstey's head.
Pullo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pullo is thwarting Anstey's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullo winds up and cracks Anstey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anstey trying to control from the bottom.
Pullo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anstey keeps working.
Pullo prevents Anstey from standing back up.
Anstey wants to improve his position but Pullo is controlling well.
Anstey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pullo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anstey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo is thwarting Anstey's attempts to control the position.
Pullo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pullo wants to pass to mount but Anstey is defending the position.
Anstey looking for submissions off his back.
Pullo wants to pass the guard but Anstey is defending well.
Anstey trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Anstey is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Anstey taking some punishment here, with Pullo in his half guard.
Pullo winds up and cracks Anstey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Pullo there.
Anstey moves into full guard.
Anstey wants to sweep but no luck.
Pullo slips nicely into half guard.
Pullo prevents Anstey from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pullo moves nicely into side control.
Pullo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalmari Pullo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anstey connects with a single shot there.
Anstey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pullo thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pullo.
Anstey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anstey throws a head kick that misses.
Anstey throws a leg kick
and Pullo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pullo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo throws an elbow that misses. Anstey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pullo's guard. Nice move by Anstey!
Pullo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
Pullo working for a triangle but Anstey defends it easily.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Pullo keeps moving.
Anstey lands a couple of digs.
Anstey is working Pullo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anstey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anstey throws a big right hand that misses.
Pullo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anstey passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pullo wants to sweep but Anstey has passed to side control!
Pullo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anstey.
Pullo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anstey off and has taken his back!
Anstey can't escape the position.
Pullo softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is taking damage to the body and head.
Anstey manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pullo's guard. Nice work there by Anstey.
Anstey works over Pullo with some ground and pound from guard.
Anstey postures up and lands a big shot to Pullo's brow.
Anstey won't allow Pullo to sweep him here.
Anstey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anstey distracts Pullo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anstey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pullo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Anstey escapes and throws Pullo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Anstey cracks Pullo with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anstey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pullo tries to buck Anstey off but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anstey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pullo is rocked!
Check out the look on Anstey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Pullo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anstey in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pullo looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Anstey turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
Corwin Anstey is the new welterweight champion!
Corwin Anstey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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